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Project No. 11 <br /> Express Bus Service <br /> <br />Lead Agency County Connection/Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority/Tri Delta <br /> Transit <br /> ,. <br /> <br />Description Capital costs to cover express routes. Some routes are local within the <br /> Tri-Valley, with destinations at regional services. Some routes are inter- <br /> regional, with either source or destination outside the Tri-Valley <br /> boundaries. <br /> <br />Cost Estimate $8 million, for capital costs only <br /> <br />Status The lead transit agencies each have project descriptions, including <br /> proposed mute locations, and are coordinating efforts towards developing <br /> an attractive inter-regional express route system. <br /> <br />Funding The Alameda County CMA has identified $5.0 million of Tier 1 funds for <br /> this project in the Alameda Countywide Transportation Plan. This project <br /> may be eligible for the Regional Gas Tax, and may be included in the new <br /> Alameda County Measure B sales tax program. The express bus project <br /> can be broken into smaller fundable components. In addition to other <br /> existing transit funding sources, private sector funding from either the <br /> business or residential development community could be cultivated to <br /> match specific express route costs. A total of $4.0 million of TVTDF <br /> funds has been designated to be shared with Project 4, the West <br /> Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. <br /> <br />Schedule To be determined. Because this project requires no PSR or preliminary <br /> engineering work, the amount of time from concept to implementation is <br /> relatively short. <br /> <br />Project Need Express Bus Service will provide the Tri-Valley with a flexible alternative <br /> to heavy rail or auto facilities. Flexibility is a benefit, allowing for <br /> changes in the access of successful employment centers. As development <br /> in and beyond the Tri-Valley continues, congestion and commute times <br /> will grow and frustrated commuters will continue to seek out alternate <br /> ways to get to work. Express bus routes can transport riders directly to <br /> their job sites and they can link people to existing and successful fixed <br /> transit lines such as BART and the Altamont Commute Express. <br /> <br /> <br />